json.Serializer.setOption

Sets an option on the JSON serializer.

Syntax

setOption(
   name STRING,
   value INTEGER )
  1. name is the name of a JSON serializer option of type STRING.
  2. value is an INTEGER.

Usage

Use this method to configure options for the JSON serializer. For a list of available options and their values, see json.Serializer options.

In case of error, the method throws an exception and sets the status variable. Depending on the error, a human-readable description of the problem is available in the sqlca.sqlerrm register. See Error handling in GWS calls (status).

Example: Set allowNullAsDefault

In this example, the allowNullAsDefault option is set to allow nulls. For more details, go to Deserializing JSON nulls with allowNullAsDefault.

IMPORT json
MAIN
    CALL json.Serializer.setOption("allowNullAsDefault",1)
    #...
END MAIN
For examples setting the serializeNullAsDefault option, go to Serializing JSON nulls with serializeNullAsDefault.